2022 Best Value Engineering Physics Schools for a Doctorate in California For Those Getting Aid

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Engineering Physics is the 239th most popular major in the country with 941 degrees awarded in 2019-2020. In 2017-2018, engineering physics graduates who were awarded their degree in 2015-2017, earned an average of $59,675 and had an average of $20,001 in loans still to pay off.

Across California, there were 124 engineering physics graduates with average earnings and debt of $0 and $0 respectively. At the doctor’s degree level specifically, there were 22 engineering physics graduates with average earnings and debt of $71,544 and $133,402 respectively.

This year’s “Best Value Engineering Physics Schools for a Doctorate in California For Those Getting Aid” ranking looked at 2 colleges that offer degrees in a bachelor’s in engineering physics. This ranking identifies schools with high-quality engineering physics programs that also have a lower cost than schools of similar quality.

Some of the factors we look at when determining these rankings are overall quality of the engineering physics program at the school and the cost of the school after aid is awarded among other things. Check out our ranking methodology for more information.

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Best Value Engineering Physics Schools for a Doctorate in California For Those Getting Aid

The colleges and universities below are the best for california doctor’s degree engineering physics students with aid.

Top 2 Best Value Doctor’s Degree Colleges for Engineering Physics in California (With Aid)

#1

University of California - San Diego

La Jolla, California

#2 in overall quality

$28,631 Avg Grad Tuition & Fees

Out of the 2 schools in the Best Value Engineering Physics Schools for a Doctorate in California For Those Getting Aid that were part of this year’s ranking, University of California - San Diego landed the #1 spot on the list. This large school is located in La Jolla, California, and it awarded 5 doctorate’s engineering physics degrees in 2019-2020.

UCSD did well in our major quality rankings, too. It placed #2 on our “Best Engineering Physics Doctor’s Degree Schools in California” list. Average graduate tuition and fees at University of California - San Diego are $28,631, but you may pay more or less depending on your major.

Full University of California - San Diego Engineering Physics Report

#2

California Institute of Technology

Pasadena, California

#1 in overall quality

$56,649 Avg Grad Tuition & Fees

You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend California Institute of Technology. It ranked #2 on our 2022 Best Value Engineering Physics Schools for a Doctorate in California For Those Getting Aid list. Pasadena, California is the setting for this small institution of higher learning. The private not-for-profit school handed out doctorate’s engineering physics degrees to 15 students in 2019-2020.

Caltech also took the #1 spot in our “Best Engineering Physics Doctor’s Degree Schools in California” ranking. Average graduate tuition and fees at California Institute of Technology are $56,649, but some majors have different tuition rates.

Full Caltech Engineering Physics Report

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Notes and References

References

• The Integrated Postsecondary Education Data System (IPEDS) from the National Center for Education Statistics (NCES), a branch of the U.S. Department of Education (DOE) serves as the core of our data about colleges.
• Some other college data, including much of the graduate earnings data, comes from the U.S. Department of Education’s (College Scorecard).
• Information about the national average student loan default rate is from the U.S. Department of Education and refers to data about the 2016 borrower cohort tracking period for which the cohort default rate (CDR) was 10.1%.

Read more about our data sources and methodologies

Footnotes

• *Average salary, average net price, and average tuition and fees are for the top schools only.
• Some schools otherwise deserving of recognition may have been removed from this ranking in the event that new data identified post-publication warranted it, or at the request of the school.

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